Hoppy Easter 2026

These cards were super easy to pull together. The bunny dies are a set of 3 from Paper Rose. The dies are meant to be cut apart, but I left them together, and cut them as one die.  I lightly popped them up and used old paper from DCWV to back the bunnies.
I thought about using small white pom-poms for the tails.  But they add bulk.  And our post office is now often enforcing extra postage for bulky mail.  So I used the white "tails" that are part of the dies. 
The frames are from one set of LDRS. 

The inside stamp is from Funny Bones, and I used one line from an LDRS Easter sentiment set.  The bunny paper is from Your Next Stamp. 

Thanks for taking a look! 

Challenges:

• The Paper Funday  Our theme is: Anything Goes with the Optional Twist of: Fur or Feathers
• AAA Cards - Clean & Simple. Optional Twist - Zoo or Animals
  
• Krafty Chicks - Challenge CAS - 
  
• CAS on Sunday - Spring
  

 

School's Out Forever

Six years ago, I retired from teaching Middle School ... a job I loved.  

Many of my friends are teachers or working in the school system.  

This card is for a friend who just retired in June.  

Products Used:

• Outside: The Pencil is a part of a Stencil from The Crafter's Workshop; sentiment from Simon Says Stamp (Rad Grad)
• Inside: image and sentiment from Unity Stamps
• the Note Page die is from Spellbinders

Challenges:

•  The Paper Funday Monthly Challenge - July 2025 Challenge #78 - Anything Goes with Optional Twist: Fun with Stencils
• Time Out Challenge - for many teachers we'll hum "School's Out for Summer!"  

  

  
  

• Color Throwdown Challenge # 837 
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• Cardz 4 Guyz #376 Summer Holidays - for teachers and school staff, summer IS the Holiday
  

Here is a peek at the inside: 

Thanks so much for stopping.  It is definitely summer here in NY.  I hope your enjoying your summer. 

WTF - Forty - the new F word

Our younger son will be 40 in a few weeks.  He and his family love the beach.  And living on LI, NY they go to the beach frequently in the summer.  Lucky for me these challenges all came together :) 

This is for him. 

Challenges:

• Sunday Stamps - I used their sketch for this card. 
  
  
  

• Just Add Ink - Pick two -- I picked Beach and Water

• AAA Birthday Challenge - Summer Birthday
  
  
  
  

Paper Funday Challenge - Optional Twist: Fun with Stencils - I used a Craft Emotions stencil to create a bit of waves for the water.

Products used:

• Honey Bee Stamps - "Vitamin Sea" paper pad
• CAS-UAL Fridays - WTF stamp sets 1 & 2 
• Circle Dies - Sunny Studio

A peek at the inside:

Thanks for stopping by for a look. 

Happy Father's Day 2025

 I made 2 of these - one for each of our sons. They are terrific dads. And the grandsons are bundles of fun & energy! 

Challenges:

Freshly Made Sketches - I tweaked the sketch a bit to accommodate the large image. 

Color Throwdown

Inspiration Challenge - this reminded me of Father's Day.

Supplies:

• Stamps: Stamping Bella (main image) colored with copics; greeting: Taylored Expressions; inside sentiment: to be determined
• Paper: turquoise cardstock from Concord & 9th; gray sparkle ??; pattern paper from Photo Play "Book Club"

Thanks for stopping by and taking a look. I'm off to see a small fry soccer "game"  - - - a bunch of kids chasing soccer balls, while the coaches try to teach some skills. 😍😂

Happy Mother's Day 2025

Good morning!  The sun is shining and it's great weather out - not too hot and not too cold. Yesterday I made this card - one for each of my 2 daughter-in-laws for Mother's Day.  Surprising how quickly events creep on me!

Each family has one pre-school age boy - full of energy and mischief and fun! 

Supplies:

• Pattern Paper: 49 & Market
• Stamps: Sweet and Sassy (front image & hearts), PaperTrey Ink tag; inside: Frantic Stamper, Impression Obsession 
• dies: heart, scallop sentiment tag

A look at the inside: 

I'm putting this in the following showcases / challenges: 

• NBUS - Never-Before-Used-Schtuff (NBUS)! 
• Simon Says Stamp - Make it Girly
  
• Crafty Calendar Challenge - Feminine
• Love Those Pretty Papers - Springtime
  

I'm off to start the day.  Hope you are having a good one. 

St Pat's 2025

Challenges:

Double D Challenge

Color Hues

D is for Dies

Products used:

• Bunny stamp & Die -- Rabbit Hole Designs
• Shamrock Heart Stencil -- Trinity Stamps

For my hubby.  A peek at the inside. 

  

Thanks for stopping by. 

EEK !

 

• Cut white paper into strips about 1 inch.  
• Embossed them with an old spider web embossing folder.  
• Used inks to add some interest to the embossing - Lisa Horton Interference & Distress tea dye
• eek from Photo Play
• Spider from Pretty Pink Posh
• Googley eyes 

A peek at the inside:

• "creepin by. . . " from Taylored Exp
• spider web and Happy Halloween from a very old Hampton Art set. 

Challenges:

• AAA Colourful Challenge - 
  
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• Can you Handle the Pressure. 
  

  
• NBUS
  
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  Thanks for stopping by to take a look.  Have a great Halloween.